Where does “pusnakts” come from?

pusnakts (Latvian) comes from Latvian nakts, from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

pusnakts (Latvian): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “pusnakts”, step by step

pusnakts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian nakts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannaktsnight; at night; night, nocturnal
2Proto-Balto-Slavicnaktísnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Latvian puse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpusehalf; side
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic naktís →